Jerseys flew off the shelves, games sold out and baseball was so exciting that some have gone so far as to claim it ruined post-steroid baseball.
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The intent of the law was actually to prevent owners from blacking out games that were sold out.
The Lions had four games blacked out on local television in 2009 and one last season because the games were not sold out 72 hours before kickoff.
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The games are rarely sold out and the grounds themselves have quite a small capacity.
Now the Red Foxes' home games are nearly sold out and the fans are entertained by a talented team and a spirited pep band.
Since 1995 the Raiders' record is 81--95, and 58 of its 88 home games haven't sold out, the second-most in the league, after the Cardinals.
Traditionally, the Pirates have sold out home games against Rutgers and one or two other high-profile Big East opponents, like Connecticut.
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It was the highest single-year increase in season-ticket sales in National Football League history and kicked off a streak of 56 consecutive sold-out games.
They have sold out 15 games so far, and the Nets are currently ranked fourth among NBA teams in total merchandise sales at the NBA store and the league website.
This year, the Red Sox drew 2.8 million fans to Boston's Fenway Park and sold out all 81 games.
According to Bohn, the team enjoyed a 69 percent increase in season ticket sales and the student section was sold out for all games.
From 1988 to 2005 the team sold out only 12 home games--7 of which featured America's Team, the Dallas Cowboys.
In Atlanta the team sold only 73% of their tickets last season but sold out all of their games for the 2011-12 campaign in less than 30 minutes.
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But the Lions sold out all their home games this year as the team raced out to a fast start, and a game against the Chicago Bears in October set an attendance record at Ford Field and posted an all-time high television rating in the Detroit market.
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The team says it reached a record-high number of season-ticket holders this year, and has sold out for 125 consecutive home games.
The team sold out the last 27 home games last year, and "We expect to sell out every home game this year, " says Miller.
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Owners, hungry for sold-out stadiums and the extra revenue that comes with playoff games, have shown they're willing to shell out big dollars to coaches who have proven they can win.
Before Kraft took over, thePatriots had never sold out, forcing TVbroadcasters to black out the team's home games in New England, now the fifth-largest market in the country.
It hardly mattered how many people sneaked in: The Patriots never sold out Foxboro (then called Sullivan Stadium) and lost hundreds of games on the field and millions of dollars off of it.
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